"Do you use SuperSculpeyFirm?" Topic

I normally use GreenStuff for my miniatures and I love it since it dries hard and if you drop it, it normally doesn't break.

But I am getting annoyed with the cure times and not being able to change it because it does cure hard. I was curious if anyone uses SuperSculpey Firm or if it's even good for miniatures and what your techniques are with it if so?

Thanks for any info!

I have an armature that has greenstuff on it, and I've seen other sculptors apply Super Sculpey Firm (SSF) onto the greenstuff (GS) afterwards. I've been trying to do this but the SSF just keeps almost flaking off.

I've just now mixed the SSF with some other soft supersculpey and it seems more tacky/sticky. Is that the solution or is there a way to use the SSF as it is?

I use it (SSF) a lot. I have never learned how to make Greenstuff do what I want it to do, so I stick with polymer clays.

You may have seen this tutorial:

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The trick is to stick the clay to the greenstuff as soon as you can after the GS is spread onto the armature. Then don't touch it for 24 hours. The clay should then be bound to the Greenstuff and you can shape the clay normally.

I followed the advice of the above mentioned tutorial and have started to sculpt a giant (80mm) monster. The progress is here if you'd like to see how it worked for me:

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Oh damn, I guess I am boned then! lol. My gs has already hardened. ;(

For sculpting I generally prefer FIMO over Sculpey.

Sculpey has a "grainy" texture, sort of like fine sand. FIMO has a much smoother finish.

I do know some sculptors like to use Sculpey, but the ones I know usually mix it with green/brown stuff or Magisculpt.

When you mix greenstuff with something like supersculpey doesn't it then harden because of the GS mixed in with it? Or do you mean its not a complete 'mix' but you are just adding sculpey/fimo onto a green/brown stuff base?

It does harden when you mix them together, but I think most sculptors mix them to achieve a certain texture and consistency they prefer for sculpting.

How much is mixed together would depend on the sculptor's preference.

I usually don't mix putties together so I couldn't tell you what ratio to use.

Ahh, so you are talking about completely mixing the two. I've mixed super sculpey Firm and the softer sculpey, especially to old SSFirm thats very old.

Doesn't the super sculpey become really hard after the mixed Greenstuff hardens in the mix?